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Approximately 3,000 of the 13,000 youths who pass through
juvenile court each year end-up in detention. A disproportionate
number of Black and Hispanic youths are confined in detention.
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The cost of a youth living in Connecticut Juvenile Training
School (CJTS) for one year ranges from $120,000 to $180,000,
as a function of the committed number of youth in CJTS.
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- Connecticut's detention centers are overcrowded even as juvenile
crime rates have declined inspite having three pre-trial juvenile
detention centers in New Haven, Bridgeport, and Hartford and
having recently added six staff secure alternatives to detention
programs.
- Unlike the adult criminal system, Connecticut does not give
credit to juveniles and 16 and 17 year olds -who are treated
as adults- for time served in detention while awaiting disposition
of their cases.
- In 2002, Governor Rowland signed into law the Youth in Crisis
bill, adding 16 to 17 year old status offenders to juvenile
jurisdiction.
- The Judicial Branch operates detention centers; but DCF is
responsible for the provision of services in them. Committed
juveniles are placed at the Long Lane School (for Girls), Connecticut
Training School (for Boys) or in one of 160 private residential
placements contracted by DCF.
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